Ambulance gutted in fire after collision with car at Curtorim; Patient escapes unhurt

An ambulance rushing a patient to the district hospital Tuesday morning was gutted in a fire following a head-on collision with a car at Curtorim. No fatalities have been reported, however 1 person travelling in the ambulance has sustained minor injuries.

Eyewitnesses say that both vehicles were travelling at high-speed when the accident took place. The patient, relative and ambulance personnel were immediately evacuated from the ambulance that had caught fire.

The patient was taken to the nearest hospital in another ambulance that was called to the spot. Fire fighters arrived soon after and were quick to douse the fire. No pedestrians were harmed.